Exclusive: WME has signed filmmaker Mark Jenkin (Enys Men) for representation in all areas.
A true multi-hyphenate, who has worked as a director, editor, screenwriter, cinematographer and composer over the course of his career, Jenkin most recently wrote and directed the folk horror film Enys Men, which was picked up for distribution in North America by Neon following its Cannes Directors’ Fortnight world premiere.
Starring Mary Woodvine, Edward Rowe, Flo Crowe and John Woodvine, the experimental feature shot on 16mm follows a wildlife volunteer living on an otherwise uninhabited island off the Cornish coast in 1973, as her daily observations of a rare flower turn into a metaphysical journey that forces her as well as the viewer to question what is real and what is nightmare.
Jenkin previously broke out with his debut feature Bait, which won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer in...
A true multi-hyphenate, who has worked as a director, editor, screenwriter, cinematographer and composer over the course of his career, Jenkin most recently wrote and directed the folk horror film Enys Men, which was picked up for distribution in North America by Neon following its Cannes Directors’ Fortnight world premiere.
Starring Mary Woodvine, Edward Rowe, Flo Crowe and John Woodvine, the experimental feature shot on 16mm follows a wildlife volunteer living on an otherwise uninhabited island off the Cornish coast in 1973, as her daily observations of a rare flower turn into a metaphysical journey that forces her as well as the viewer to question what is real and what is nightmare.
Jenkin previously broke out with his debut feature Bait, which won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer in...
- 6/15/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Veteran TV sports host Rachel Bonnetta has signed with WME for representation in all areas. She was most recently with CAA.
For the past two years, Bonnetta has served as a host and content creator for the NFL Network and a variety of platforms across the NFL Media group, including a prominent role on NFL Network’s NFL GameDay Morning. Additionally, Bonnetta hosted NFL GameDay View and has been a key presence at signature events such as Super Bowl, NFL Honors and Red Carpet.
Bonnetta also has hosted numerous shows for Fox Sports, including the Visa Sunday Live Show and Fox Bet Live, the first-ever linear sports gambling show. She helmed Fox’s UEFA Champions League pregame coverage and earned an Emmy for her Fox Soccer post-game coverage.
Bonnetta has served as the sideline reporter for A&e Network’s competition series America’s Top Dog, and she is the creator, EP...
For the past two years, Bonnetta has served as a host and content creator for the NFL Network and a variety of platforms across the NFL Media group, including a prominent role on NFL Network’s NFL GameDay Morning. Additionally, Bonnetta hosted NFL GameDay View and has been a key presence at signature events such as Super Bowl, NFL Honors and Red Carpet.
Bonnetta also has hosted numerous shows for Fox Sports, including the Visa Sunday Live Show and Fox Bet Live, the first-ever linear sports gambling show. She helmed Fox’s UEFA Champions League pregame coverage and earned an Emmy for her Fox Soccer post-game coverage.
Bonnetta has served as the sideline reporter for A&e Network’s competition series America’s Top Dog, and she is the creator, EP...
- 6/14/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Longtime ICM Partners agent Matt Sorger has left to join A3 Artists Agency as senior agent in the Alternative Programming, Digital Media, Licensing and Branding division. He is the latest ICM agent to depart for another agency or management company ahead of company’s pending acquisition by CAA.
Sorger spent 10 years at ICM where he was an Alternative TV Packaging Agent agent in the Broadcasting and International Television and Media departments. There, he built a roster of talent across lifestyle, sports and entertainment that includes Michelle Beadle, Karamo Brown, Rachel Bonnetta, Scott Evans, Vinny Guadagnino, Zuri Hall, Josh Richards and Jay Williams. Most of Sorger’s current clients are expected to join him at A3 Artists Agency, which houses both digital and unscripted under the same umbrella.
“Matt has earned a reputation as a forward-thinking, hardworking, and fiercely loyal advocate for his clients,” said A3 Artists Agency President Brian Cho.
Sorger spent 10 years at ICM where he was an Alternative TV Packaging Agent agent in the Broadcasting and International Television and Media departments. There, he built a roster of talent across lifestyle, sports and entertainment that includes Michelle Beadle, Karamo Brown, Rachel Bonnetta, Scott Evans, Vinny Guadagnino, Zuri Hall, Josh Richards and Jay Williams. Most of Sorger’s current clients are expected to join him at A3 Artists Agency, which houses both digital and unscripted under the same umbrella.
“Matt has earned a reputation as a forward-thinking, hardworking, and fiercely loyal advocate for his clients,” said A3 Artists Agency President Brian Cho.
- 3/23/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rachel Bonnetta on Friday announced that she has left Fox Sports after five years, teasing “a new chapter” she was “beyond excited for.”
She would not elaborate but according to sources, Bonnetta will join the NFL Network. There, she would have a role on the network’s Sunday pregame show Gameday Morning and a presence at such major NFL events as Super Bowl week and NFL Honors, I hear. She also is expected to become a leading sports betting talent on existing shows and launch a sports and entertainment-focused podcast on the NFL’s upcoming podcast network with iHeart, sources said. A rep for NFL Network declined comment.
During her five-year tenure at Fox Sports, Bonnetta hosted the daily gambling show Fox Bet Live on FS1.
Bonnetta also serves as the sideline reporter on the A&e competition series, America’s Top Dog. Additionally, she is attached to star in and executive produce a comedy series in the works at TBS loosely-based on her real life in the sports broadcasting world. She is repped by ICM Partners and Vault Entertainment.
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She would not elaborate but according to sources, Bonnetta will join the NFL Network. There, she would have a role on the network’s Sunday pregame show Gameday Morning and a presence at such major NFL events as Super Bowl week and NFL Honors, I hear. She also is expected to become a leading sports betting talent on existing shows and launch a sports and entertainment-focused podcast on the NFL’s upcoming podcast network with iHeart, sources said. A rep for NFL Network declined comment.
During her five-year tenure at Fox Sports, Bonnetta hosted the daily gambling show Fox Bet Live on FS1.
Bonnetta also serves as the sideline reporter on the A&e competition series, America’s Top Dog. Additionally, she is attached to star in and executive produce a comedy series in the works at TBS loosely-based on her real life in the sports broadcasting world. She is repped by ICM Partners and Vault Entertainment.
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— Rachel Bonnetta (@rachelbonnetta) August 27, 2021...
- 8/30/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: TBS is developing a comedy series starring and executive produced by Fox Sports anchor Rachel Bonnetta. Loosely-based on Bonnetta’s real life in the sports broadcasting world, the untitled comedy is co-created, written and executive produced by Betsy Thomas in her return to TBS where she created and executive produced the Turner network’s hit comedy series My Boys.
Thomas will serve as showrunner and will direct the potential pilot. She and Bonnetta executive produce alongside Eric and Kim Tannenbaum (Home Economics) via their Lionsgate-based Tannenbaum Co. and Adam Griffin (Carol’s Second Act). TBS is producing with Lionsgate Television.
Originally from Canada, Bonnetta is a host on Fox Sports 1’s daily show Fox Bet Live and co-hosts Crooked Media’s sports podcast Hall of Shame. Before she joined Fox Sports, Bonnetta was an on-air host for Major League Soccer daily shows Mls Now and Off Topic with Rachel Bonnetta.
Thomas will serve as showrunner and will direct the potential pilot. She and Bonnetta executive produce alongside Eric and Kim Tannenbaum (Home Economics) via their Lionsgate-based Tannenbaum Co. and Adam Griffin (Carol’s Second Act). TBS is producing with Lionsgate Television.
Originally from Canada, Bonnetta is a host on Fox Sports 1’s daily show Fox Bet Live and co-hosts Crooked Media’s sports podcast Hall of Shame. Before she joined Fox Sports, Bonnetta was an on-air host for Major League Soccer daily shows Mls Now and Off Topic with Rachel Bonnetta.
- 8/25/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
America's Top Dog is getting ready for its second and third seasons on A&e after a year away from the small screen. Broadcaster Curt Menefee and actor David Koechner are covering the canine competition while Rachel Bonnetta reports from the sidelines.
The cable channel has also announced the premiere of a new series called An Animal Saved My Life. The show will feature extraordinary acts of heroism by animals and that series will launch in July.
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The cable channel has also announced the premiere of a new series called An Animal Saved My Life. The show will feature extraordinary acts of heroism by animals and that series will launch in July.
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- 5/10/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
PBS’ Masterpiece and BritBox UK have renewed “Sanditon” for second and third seasons.
The critically acclaimed drama series based on Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel will premiere on BritBox and later air on ITV.
Season 2 of “Sanditon” will continue to follow heroine Charlotte Heywood as she returns to the coastal resort of Sanditon and engages in intriguing and romantic relationships with familiar and new characters.
“Sanditon” will begin filming later this year in and around Bristol, and casting will be announced in the future.
Justin Young, who wrote four episodes of Season 1, will develop the new seasons, serving as lead writer and executive producer. Andrew Davies, who originally created the show, will return as a writer and executive producer.
Charles Sturridge is lead director, Rebecca Hedderly serves as series producer and Ian Hogan produces. Executive producers are Belinda Campbell for Red Planet Pictures, Susanne Simpson for Masterpiece and Chloe Tucker for ITV/BritBox.
The critically acclaimed drama series based on Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel will premiere on BritBox and later air on ITV.
Season 2 of “Sanditon” will continue to follow heroine Charlotte Heywood as she returns to the coastal resort of Sanditon and engages in intriguing and romantic relationships with familiar and new characters.
“Sanditon” will begin filming later this year in and around Bristol, and casting will be announced in the future.
Justin Young, who wrote four episodes of Season 1, will develop the new seasons, serving as lead writer and executive producer. Andrew Davies, who originally created the show, will return as a writer and executive producer.
Charles Sturridge is lead director, Rebecca Hedderly serves as series producer and Ian Hogan produces. Executive producers are Belinda Campbell for Red Planet Pictures, Susanne Simpson for Masterpiece and Chloe Tucker for ITV/BritBox.
- 5/6/2021
- by Haley Bosselman, Ethan Shanfeld and Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Multi-hyphenate Rachel Bonnetta, host of Fox Sports 1’s Lock It In, the network’s first sports gambling show, has signed with ICM Partners.
Bonnetta joined Fox Sports in 2016 as host of Fox Soccer’s @TheBuzzer digital series. Originally from Canada, Bonnetta is the youngest person on camera at Fox Sports and also the youngest woman/person to host a TV show at FS1, according to the network.
Bonnetta has provided on-location coverage for Fox Sports at the Super Bowl, Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and BIG3, as well as the Fox Soccer Facebook Live program The Rec League. She won an Emmy for her work in Russia on the 2018 World Cup.
Bonnetta is the creator, Ep and co-host with Rachna Fruchbom for Crooked Media’s hit podcast Hall of Shame, a weekly show that chronicles some of the biggest scandals in sports.
During the coronavirus quarantine, Bonnetta created and...
Bonnetta joined Fox Sports in 2016 as host of Fox Soccer’s @TheBuzzer digital series. Originally from Canada, Bonnetta is the youngest person on camera at Fox Sports and also the youngest woman/person to host a TV show at FS1, according to the network.
Bonnetta has provided on-location coverage for Fox Sports at the Super Bowl, Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and BIG3, as well as the Fox Soccer Facebook Live program The Rec League. She won an Emmy for her work in Russia on the 2018 World Cup.
Bonnetta is the creator, Ep and co-host with Rachna Fruchbom for Crooked Media’s hit podcast Hall of Shame, a weekly show that chronicles some of the biggest scandals in sports.
During the coronavirus quarantine, Bonnetta created and...
- 6/18/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Did the CIA write Scorpions’ hit song Wind of Change? This is the wild story of Spotify’s latest original podcast documentary series.
The audio platform has teamed up with New Yorker investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe, Pod Save America producer Crooked Media and Missing Richard Simmons producer Pineapple Street Studios for Wind of Change.
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The eight-part series, which debuts May 11, follows Keefe as he explores a rumor he heard from a source within the CIA: The CIA was behind the 1990 international hit. He will look at spies doing the unthinkable, a secret history of propaganda hidden in pop music, and a maze of government secrets as he...
The audio platform has teamed up with New Yorker investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe, Pod Save America producer Crooked Media and Missing Richard Simmons producer Pineapple Street Studios for Wind of Change.
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The eight-part series, which debuts May 11, follows Keefe as he explores a rumor he heard from a source within the CIA: The CIA was behind the 1990 international hit. He will look at spies doing the unthinkable, a secret history of propaganda hidden in pop music, and a maze of government secrets as he...
- 4/27/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Crooked Media, the podcast company behind Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It, has unveiled its latest slate of audio series. The company is working on shows with Fox Sports host Rachel Bonnetta, Parks and Recreation writer Rachna Fruchbom, former Teen Vogue Chief Content Officer Phillip Picardi and What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker author Damon Young.
The spring and summer slate joins shows such as Keep It, Pod Save the World and What A Day. The company was founded in 2017 by former Obama staffer Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett.
The new shows include Hall of Shame, with Rachel Bonnetta and Rachna Fruchbom, a comedy show about the biggest and strangest scandals in sports history, Unholier Than Thou, in which Phillip Picardi explores faith and spirituality in our culture; Damon Young’s weekly series about life as a black man in America and Prisoner,...
The spring and summer slate joins shows such as Keep It, Pod Save the World and What A Day. The company was founded in 2017 by former Obama staffer Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett.
The new shows include Hall of Shame, with Rachel Bonnetta and Rachna Fruchbom, a comedy show about the biggest and strangest scandals in sports history, Unholier Than Thou, in which Phillip Picardi explores faith and spirituality in our culture; Damon Young’s weekly series about life as a black man in America and Prisoner,...
- 2/27/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Against all odds — which is also the name of his podcast on the Ringer Podcast Network — Cousin Sal Iacono has made the leap from the writer’s room on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (hosted by his famous cousin) to the host’s seat.
In August, Iacono was named as one of the hosts of FS1’s new sports gambling show “Lock It In.” He’s joined by co-hosts Clay Travis of “Outkick the Coverage,” odds maker Todd Fuhrman and Rachel Bonnetta. For someone who has many, many years of experience with sports gambling (he has appeared on longtime pal Bill Simmons’ podcast every Monday for more than a decade to guess the NFL lines) and in the TV world, the move in front of the camera has been a comfortable fit, especially on a topic he knows well.
“Charlie Dixon from Fox wanted to start this show,” Iacono recalls of the...
In August, Iacono was named as one of the hosts of FS1’s new sports gambling show “Lock It In.” He’s joined by co-hosts Clay Travis of “Outkick the Coverage,” odds maker Todd Fuhrman and Rachel Bonnetta. For someone who has many, many years of experience with sports gambling (he has appeared on longtime pal Bill Simmons’ podcast every Monday for more than a decade to guess the NFL lines) and in the TV world, the move in front of the camera has been a comfortable fit, especially on a topic he knows well.
“Charlie Dixon from Fox wanted to start this show,” Iacono recalls of the...
- 10/25/2018
- by Daniel Kohn
- The Wrap
Fox Sports is expanding its FS1 programming with the launch of its first-ever gambling show, titled “Lock It In,” it was announced Tuesday in a press release.
“Lock It In” will premiere on Sept. 10, with Rachel Bonnetta as host and featuring “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” alum “Cousin Sal” Iacono (above), Clay Travis and oddsmaker Todd Fuhrman.
The show comes after MGM became the first betting sponsor with a sports league when the company signed a deal with the NBA in July.
Also Read: Ryen Russillo Joins Bill Simmons' The Ringer Podcast Network to Launch New Football Series
In May, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a federal ban on sports gambling, portending to a future that sees gambling legalized across most, if not all, of the 50 states. Currently, gambling is only legal in New Jersey, Nevada and soon-to-be Mississippi.
“The thing I love most about ‘Lock It In’ is just...
“Lock It In” will premiere on Sept. 10, with Rachel Bonnetta as host and featuring “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” alum “Cousin Sal” Iacono (above), Clay Travis and oddsmaker Todd Fuhrman.
The show comes after MGM became the first betting sponsor with a sports league when the company signed a deal with the NBA in July.
Also Read: Ryen Russillo Joins Bill Simmons' The Ringer Podcast Network to Launch New Football Series
In May, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a federal ban on sports gambling, portending to a future that sees gambling legalized across most, if not all, of the 50 states. Currently, gambling is only legal in New Jersey, Nevada and soon-to-be Mississippi.
“The thing I love most about ‘Lock It In’ is just...
- 8/29/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
As the country’s legalized sports-gambling wave washes across the media landscape, Fox Sports is getting in on the action with linear TV’s first show dedicated to sports betting. Lock It In, whose regulars will include “Cousin Sal” Iacono of Jimmy Kimmel Live, premieres September 10.
The daily hourlong series on FS1 will be hosted by Fox Sports’ Rachel Bonnetta and also features radio host/blogger Clay Travis and oddsmaker Todd Fuhrman. Here’s the logline: Lock It In aims to make the avid sports fan smarter and more informed about the world of sports betting. The weekday show stars an eclectic cast of entertaining, sports-obsessed minds that want to make watching that night’s games as entertaining as possible. While fans tune in to see what the experts are saying – and who they are putting their hypothetical money on – they will also get smarter about the biggest sports stories of the day.
The daily hourlong series on FS1 will be hosted by Fox Sports’ Rachel Bonnetta and also features radio host/blogger Clay Travis and oddsmaker Todd Fuhrman. Here’s the logline: Lock It In aims to make the avid sports fan smarter and more informed about the world of sports betting. The weekday show stars an eclectic cast of entertaining, sports-obsessed minds that want to make watching that night’s games as entertaining as possible. While fans tune in to see what the experts are saying – and who they are putting their hypothetical money on – they will also get smarter about the biggest sports stories of the day.
- 8/29/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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